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EP1848250A1
EP1848250A1 EP06026003A EP06026003A EP1848250A1 EP 1848250 A1 EP1848250 A1 EP 1848250A1 EP 06026003 A EP06026003 A EP 06026003A EP 06026003 A EP06026003 A EP 06026003A EP 1848250 A1 EP1848250 A1 EP 1848250A1
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Jens Von Der Brelie
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B47/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light sources in general, i.e. where the type of light source is not relevant
    • H05B47/10—Controlling the light source
    • H05B47/175—Controlling the light source by remote control
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    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
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  • the invention initially relates to a luminaire according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the invention also relates to lights that are fixed to busbars od. Like. Mounting devices are arranged.
  • the luminaire according to the invention is used for illuminating and illuminating building surfaces or external surfaces or objects, e.g. Works of art, as well as alternatively or equally to the achievement of decor or Ambiente light moods.
  • the invention also od indication or signal lights od. Like ..
  • the installation cost is significant.
  • the nachverö Stammten German Patent application DE 10 2005 009 228 A1 the contents of which are hereby included in the content of the present patent application, already known to provide each luminaire with a unique identifier.
  • This identifier allows a unique identification of the lamp through the controller connected via a signal line to the lamp.
  • the identifier typically in the form of a chassis or serial number, may also be replaced by a shorter operating address after the installation has been carried out by the controller. It is important that the identifier makes it possible to initially keep all luminaires connected to the controller distinguishable from each other.
  • the identifiers can be interrogated via the common signal line and each luminaire can be individually addressed, for example to turn it on or off or to generate a specific dimming state or color ,
  • the controller can not yet obtain the information about where soft luminaires are located. For example, the controller does not know that a luminaire with a specific identifier is located in a particular room. However, this position information is important for the control, for example, to be able to plan a light scene comfortably when an operator at the control system has a corresponding light scene or if a software for generating the light scene should address the lights.
  • the invention has the object of further developing a known as known luminaire according to the preamble of claim 1 such that it allows a simplified installation or commissioning.
  • the invention solves this problem with the features of claim 1, in particular with those of the characterizing part, and is accordingly characterized in that the lamp has a transmitter unit, from which signals can be transmitted wirelessly to a locating unit for determining the installation location of the lamp.
  • a locating unit is provided, which is arranged in particular stationary on the building or in the spatial vicinity of the luminaire.
  • the locating unit can be formed, for example, by three WLAN modules arranged in the building.
  • the luminaire according to the invention has e.g. a transmitter unit that can send out WLAN signals.
  • the signals contain the identifier written in the memory or, in any case, information to be uniquely related to the identifier.
  • the locating unit can determine the location of the transmitter unit and thus the installation of the lamp due to the transmitted signals. For this purpose, for example, the signal field strengths received by the three WLAN modules of the locating unit can be determined. Also, the directions along which the signals propagate can be determined. Thus, the exact location of the transmitter unit can be clearly determined.
  • WLAN signals ie signals eg in the area a 5 GHz band, but are particularly suitable to penetrate even building walls or building ceilings. This can be determined with respect to their position with a single tracking unit in a building, so for example with only three fixed WLAN modules, a variety of installed in the building lights.
  • the ranges of commercially available tracking units can be up to several hundred meters in a building and are therefore suitable to detect all installed in a housing lights.
  • satellite-based positioning units such as GPS or the future Galileo system, are used.
  • the locating unit is connected to the controller and can transmit the determined information about the installation of the lamp to the controller, It should be noted that, strictly speaking, the installation of the transmitter unit is detected. However, since the transmitter unit is arranged in the immediate vicinity of the luminaire, the information about the installation location of the transmitter unit corresponds in a first approximation to the information about the installation location of the luminaire.
  • the locating unit transmits information about the installation location of the luminaire to the controller, specifying the identifier or information that has a clear reference to the identifier.
  • the controller can read out the identifier from the memory of the luminaire or, in any case, address the luminaire in a single-address by transmitting the identifier obtained from the locating unit.
  • the controller can bring together the two information about the installation of the lamp and the responsiveness of the lamp via the signal line or assemble and process.
  • the control unit After completing the installation routine, the control unit is thus able to address the luminaire individually with knowledge of its installation location. Thus, after installation, an optimized planning of light scenes and a smooth subsequent operation of the lighting control system is possible.
  • a plurality of lights are to be controlled, which are all connected to a common signal line, and each receive different identifiers.
  • the locating unit can successively determine the different installation locations of the individual luminaires and transmit information to the controller about all installation locations.
  • the invention solves the above-described object according to a second aspect of the invention with a luminaire having the features of claim 2, in particular with those of the characterizing part, and is accordingly characterized in that arranged in the immediate vicinity of the luminaire accessory for the luminaire, eg an operating device, a transmitter unit, from which signals for determining the installation location can be transmitted wirelessly to a locating unit.
  • a luminaire accessory for the luminaire eg an operating device
  • the transmitter unit is now arranged on an accessory for the lamp.
  • the accessory may be, for example, an operating device, such as an electric ballast, for the light.
  • the Operating device is arranged in the immediate vicinity of the lamp, so that a detection of the installation of the transmitter unit at the same time provides information about the installation of the lamp.
  • the accessory can also be part of the lamp. It may be located in a common luminaire housing which also includes the luminaire components, such as light sources, reflectors, pedestals, etc. Alternatively, the accessory may have a separate housing from the lamp housing and be connected to the actual lamp, for example via an electrical plug connection or via a cable line.
  • This invention allows a structurally particularly advantageous embodiment, since operating devices for luminaires may have a memory in which an identification of the luminaire enabling identifier is inscribed. If the operating device also has the transmitter unit, which advantageously also has a memory containing the identifier, a particularly simple production of the lamp or accessory according to the invention can be accomplished with little additional effort.
  • the invention further relates to a busbar according to the preamble of claim 3.
  • Bus bars according to the preamble of claim 3 are known.
  • lamps which have a memory in which an identification of the luminaire enabling identifier is inscribed.
  • Such lights are for example also in the form of emitters that can be used with the help of a busbar adapter or the like.
  • Fastening element on a conventional busbar The well-known busbar, as used for example in the DE 10 2005 019 632 A1
  • the Applicant which is equally nachverlaglicht described, allows the transmission of both an operating voltage to the lamp and the transmission of signals. At least two conductors of the busbar so far provide a signal line or a signal line section.
  • the busbar itself has a connection to connect their conductor tracks used as a signal conductor with the signal line and thus the lights with the controller.
  • the object of the invention is to simplify an installation of a lighting control system, which has busbars according to the preamble of claim 3.
  • the invention solves this problem with the features of claim 3, in particular with those of the characterizing part, and is accordingly characterized in that the busbar has a transmitter unit from which for determining the installation location of the busbar and / or for determining the installation orientation of the busbar and / or to determine the location of the lamp signals are wirelessly transmitted to a tracking unit.
  • the principle of the invention thus consists essentially in arranging a transmitter unit on the busbar.
  • the transmitter unit may be arranged, for example, in the region of a busbar feed, that is to say in particular in the region of an end cap or a component arranged at the end on the busbar.
  • a busbar feed that component is referred to, which connects the busbar to the power supply line and / or to a signal line.
  • each mounting device for a luminaire or for a plurality of lights is called, which has a receiving channel into which a plug portion of the lamp or a busbar adapter can be inserted to the lamp mechanically and electrically, as well as data technology with the busbar connect to.
  • each busbar is assigned at least one own transmitter unit.
  • each bus bar is assigned at least one pair of transmitter units, so that the two end points of the bus bar can be detected with respect to their position.
  • the principle of detecting the position of the transmitter unit works in analogy to that of claims 1 and 2 discussed principles. Reference is therefore made to the above statements. Again, the installation location of the transmitter unit is actually determined, but can be equated with the location of the busbar or the location of a particular point of the busbar in most applications. In cases where it is sufficient to determine a mounting orientation of the busbar, it does not depend on the location of the busbar, but on the orientation of the busbar in the installed position. In this case, it is sufficient if the transmitter unit transmits signals to the locating unit, which only allow the determination of the installation orientation.
  • the busbar may have its own memory, which allows identification of the busbar in the lighting control system.
  • the busbar thus has its own busbar identification, and the transmitter unit can determine this busbar identifier wirelessly to the locating unit, so that the locating unit can determine position information about the transmitter unit and forward it to the controller.
  • the busbar can also interrogate identifiers from the luminaires connected to the busbar, so that the transmitter unit can subsequently transmit one or more of the identifiers interrogated by the luminaires as signals to the locating unit.
  • the controller obtains the position of either the luminaires connected to the busbar or the position of the busbar or at least one orientation of the busbar.
  • each individual lamp may be equipped with a transmitter unit.
  • the busbar may be equipped with a transmitter unit.
  • the transmitter unit can also emit signals that are reciprocated by the individual, connected to the busbar lights. The signal response of the individual lights can cause, for example, runtime differences that can be detected by a measuring device of the transmitter unit to the power rail.
  • the transmitter unit can determine the order in which the lights are currently arranged on the busbar. This is of importance insofar as that emitters are easily removable from the busbar and can be moved to another location. With the possibility described so far, to be able to determine relative positions of the luminaire on the busbar, can be determined in an advantageous manner even after moving a radiator quickly and easily, which light is located on the busbar in which relative position.
  • the information acquired by the transmitter unit about the relative positions of the individual lights on the busbar can be transmitted either together with the signals from the transmitter unit to the locating unit.
  • the information about the relative positions of the lights connected to the busbar can also be transmitted via the signal line to the controller.
  • the locating unit for forming reference points comprises at least two, preferably at least three, preferably stationary, installed transceiver units.
  • the term transmitting / receiving unit means that the locating unit is capable of detecting the signals emitted by the transmitter unit of the luminaire or the accessory or the busbar.
  • the signal detection also includes the ability to detect the position of the transmitter unit. It does not matter whether the transmitter unit is transmitting, as it were, until an instalation process has been completed, or whether the locating unit emits signals and in this way provokes and receives response signals by the transmitter unit.
  • the locating unit provides spatial reference points that allow a reference of the position of the transmitter unit to the three reference points.
  • the locating unit can also be removed if necessary.
  • the locating unit remains fixed at the place of use, for example, permanently installed in the building, in case of a change in the installation, for example by removing lights from a busbar and re-attaching lights to another busbar or at another location on the Busbar to perform a new positioning of all lights.
  • Such position determinations of all luminaires could also be carried out at regular intervals, for example once a month, when it should be ascertained in larger luminaire control systems, for example in museums, which luminaire is currently located. This is interesting in large museums, for example for temporary exhibitions, when lights are frequently moved.
  • the locating unit can be arranged on a building surface or on a part of the building. In the event that the lights or the busbars or the accessories for the lights are arranged in outdoor areas, the locating unit can of course also be arranged in an outdoor area.
  • a mobile locating unit may also be provided.
  • three transceivers can be permanently installed for a specified period of time and removed after the installation of the lights.
  • the locating unit may, in particular in the event that it should remain permanently installed, be part of a luminaire or component of an accessory of a luminaire or component of a busbar.
  • appropriate components can be installed, for example, directly in the lamp, in an accessory for the lamp or in a busbar or a busbar feeder.
  • the locating unit or its components can for example also be mounted in busbars.
  • the locating unit preferably has a receiving device for the signals from the transmitter unit.
  • the receiving device makes it possible to detect signals sent by the transmitter unit, if necessary to store or evaluate.
  • the locating unit is either itself able to determine from the received signals, the installation location of the transmitter unit or the installation of the lamp or the installation or mounting orientation of the busbar or an accessory. Alternatively, however, the locating unit can also transmit the acquired information to the controller, wherein the controller calculates the installation location or the installation orientation from the information obtained.
  • the locating unit has a computer unit with which the position of the transmitter unit, the luminaire, the accessory or the busbar can be determined from the received signals.
  • the controller has a corresponding computer unit.
  • the locating unit preferably the computer unit, can furthermore be assigned a measuring unit with which the field strengths of the signals and / or transit time differences of the signals and / or propagation directions of the signals can be measured.
  • the locating unit or the arithmetic unit can determine a relative position of the transmitter unit relative to the reference points provided by the locating unit. If the locating unit has its own absolute position or if the control unit knows the absolute position of the corresponding reference points, the absolute position of the transmitter unit and thus the installation location of the luminaire, the accessory or the busbar can be calculated therefrom.
  • the locating unit determines the installation of the lamp or the accessory.
  • the determination of the installation site can be carried out by the controller.
  • the locating unit is connected to the controller.
  • the connection can be accomplished via a radio link or via another signal line. It is important that the measured data determined by the locating unit and / or the calculated position data, including the transmitted with the identifier of the individual lamp, are transferred to the controller.
  • the identifier with the signals to the locating unit is transferable.
  • the identifier is thus transmitted from the lamp on the one hand via the signal line to the controller and on the other hand via a second transmission path from the lamp, i. strictly speaking from the transmitter unit, to the locating unit. From the locating unit, the identifier is then in turn transmitted to the controller.
  • the controller can assemble these two pieces of information.
  • the identifier of the locating unit to the controller is transferable.
  • the term identifier includes all those codes or terms that allow a clear identification of the lamp.
  • a corresponding information can be transmitted, which can be set to the identifier a unique reference. This information is in the sense the present patent application also considered as falling under the term "identifier".
  • the identifier from the memory is readable and transferable via the signal line to the controller.
  • the controller receives the identifier, so to speak via two different transmission paths.
  • the controller can also transmit the identifier obtained from the locating unit to the lamp, wherein the lamp or a comparator associated with the memory of the lamp checks whether the addressed lamp is affected by the identity of the identifier from the signal received from the controller or not ,
  • the invention relates, according to the preamble of claim 18, to a system for controlling and / or installing a plurality of luminaires.
  • the lights are connected via a signal line with a controller. At least one of the lights has a memory in which an identification of the light enabling identifier is inscribed. Preferably, each of the lights connected to the signal line has its own different identifier.
  • the lights are all connected to the control via the signal line.
  • the identifier can be transmitted via the signal line, preferably transmitted from the individual lamp to the controller.
  • the object of the invention is to develop a system according to the preamble of claim 18 such that a simplified start-up is possible.
  • the invention solves this problem with the features of claim 18, in particular with those of the characterizing part, and is accordingly characterized in that the lamp a Assigned to the transmitter unit, are transmitted from the signals to determine the installation of the lamp wirelessly to a tracking unit.
  • the system according to the invention can be put into operation very quickly in a particularly simple manner. All position data of all luminaires can be detected by the locating unit and can therefore be transmitted fully automatically to the controller. The manual operation is significantly reduced.
  • the invention further relates to a method for installing a plurality of luminaires according to the preamble of claim 19.
  • a known method according to the preamble of claim 19 for installing a plurality of luminaires has already been described. This method is considered to be very expensive, since a very high manual position detection effort is required.
  • the lights are connected via a signal line with a controller.
  • each of the lights has its own memory, in each of which a separate identifier is inscribed.
  • Each luminaire can be identified, since the identifier can be transmitted via the signal line, in particular to the controller.
  • the invention has for its object to simplify the known installation method.
  • the invention solves this problem with the features of claim 19.
  • FIG. 1 shows in a simplified block diagram a first room A of a building, in which three luminaires 10a, 10b, 10c according to the invention and a second room B a building in which three exemplary lamps 10d, 10e, 10f are arranged.
  • Each of the luminaires has, as is best shown in FIG. 2, at least one light source 13, for example a conventional lamp, possibly also a plurality of light sources, also different or differently colored. In particular, LED modules od. Like. As a light source into consideration.
  • each luminaire 10 also has an associated luminaire housing 14.
  • an associated luminaire housing 14 is typically associated with each luminaire housing 14.
  • other functionally essential elements of the lamp such as optics, light-conducting elements, reflectors, electrical leads, power supply lines, fasteners, control gear, etc., as they are known in the luminaire.
  • a lamp 10 according to the invention is shown in FIG. 2 equipped with a memory 15 which is connected via a signal line 11 to a controller 12 shown in FIG.
  • a memory 15 of the lamp 10 is an identifier, in particular in the manner of a serial number, arranged, which makes the lamp identifiable.
  • the identifier is typically written in the memory in the manufacture of the lamp, so in particular factory. Alternatively, it is also possible to customize the lights only after production, for example, only at the site.
  • Each of the lamps 10, 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e, 10f is connected to its own power supply line which supplies the lamp with operating voltage.
  • the power supply line is not shown for clarity.
  • Each of the lamps 10, 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e, 10f is connected to the controller 12 via a preferably common signal line 11.
  • the controller 12 may be, for example, a computer can be played on the lighting control software and allows a user access to each individual lamp.
  • signals are exchanged via the signal line 11 between the controller 12 and the individual lamps 10, 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e, 10f in accordance with the DALI protocol.
  • the signal line 11 could also be formed by a separate radio link which connects the controller 12 with the lamps 10, 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e, 10f.
  • the luminaire 10 is equipped with a transmitter unit 16.
  • the transmitter unit 16 is able to emit signals, which is indicated in FIG. 2 by a radio link 19.
  • the signals can be received by a transmitting / receiving unit 18.
  • the transmitter unit 16 can emit signals, for example, constantly. Alternatively, it is possible that the transmitting / receiving unit 18 emits signals that are answered by the transmitter unit 16, wherein this signal response can be received by the transmitting / receiving unit 18 below.
  • the indicated arrowheads on the radio links 19a, 19b, 19c are intended to illustrate these different transmission and reception modes.
  • Fig. 1 indicates dashed, and thus very schematically, three radio links 19a, 19b, 19c.
  • the radio link 19a connects the transmitting / receiving unit 18a with the transmitter unit 16a, not shown in FIG. 1, of the associated lamp 10a. This means that the transceiver unit 18a is able to detect the signals of the lamp 10a emitted by the transmitter unit 16a.
  • the two transceiver units 18b, 18c are capable of detecting the signals of the light 10a emitted by the transmitter unit 16a.
  • the locating device 17 can unambiguously determine the position of the transmitter unit 16a of the luminaire 10a. If the position of the transmitter unit 16a or of the lamp 10a has been determined unambiguously, the positions of the remaining lamps 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e, 10f can be determined successively.
  • a position determination is possible, for example, if one imagines that the three transceiver units 18a, 18b, 18c can determine from which direction the signals emitted by the transmitter unit 16a come.
  • the three radio links 19a, 19b, 19c thus represent three straight lines in space, which meet at an intersection which corresponds to the installation location of the transmitter unit 16a.
  • the determined location information about the transmitter unit 16a can either be processed directly by the three transceiver units 18a, 18b, 18c or by a separate computer unit 21, which is shown in dashed lines in FIG.
  • the computer unit 21 may be connected to the three transceiver units 18a, 18b, 18c and may also form part of the locating unit 17.
  • a computer unit 22 indicated by dashed lines in FIG. 1 can also be arranged directly in the controller 12 instead of the computer unit 21 or in any case be assigned to the controller 12.
  • the computing power for determining position information from the detected measured values of the transmitting / receiving units 18a, 18b, 18c can thus be provided either in a computer unit 21 of the locating device 17 or alternatively in a computer unit 22 of the controller 12. In the controller, the location information is then assembled.
  • the three transmitting / receiving units 18a, 18b, 18c can be formed in the embodiment of the invention, for example, by WLAN components.
  • the transmitter unit 16 in the respective luminaire 10, 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e, 10f can likewise be formed by a WLAN module. This allows the recourse to known technologies and commercially available components.
  • the transmitter unit 16 can also transmit radio signals of another frequency.
  • a luminaire via a satellite-based location system, for example GPS or Galileo.
  • the controller 12 sets this position information in relation to the information obtained via the signal line 11.
  • a unique identifier is written in the memory 15, which is connected to the signal line 11.
  • This identifier can be transferred to the controller 12 via the signal line 11 during the installation of the luminaires. Because of its individualizing identifier, the lamp 10a can therefore be addressed individually by the controller 12 in the following. It is irrelevant in this case that the identifier is advantageously later replaced during operation by a shorter operating address.
  • the locating unit 17 receives the same identifier from the transmitter unit 16a of the lamp 10a, since the identifier is contained in the signals. With the location or position information, the positioning system 17 therefore also receives information about the identifier and can transmit this identifier to the controller 12 via a connection line 20. The controller 12 is now able to relate the position data on the lamp 10a with a specific identifier to the information about the connected to the signal line 11 lamp 10a with the same identifier in relation.
  • controller 12 is also typically associated with a graphic user interface which, for example, enables a representation of the room situation and the luminaires arranged in the rooms. The user can be displayed in this way particularly easy, which light is located in which room.
  • the position information obtained can later be used by the controller 12, in particular in the planning of complex light scenes, and enable comfortable lighting planning.
  • the identifier written in the memory 15 is identical to the identifier transmitted from the transmitter unit 16 together with the signals. Alternatively, it can also be different identifiers, but they can be put into a clear relationship to each other.
  • Described above was an embodiment in which a transmission of the identifier of the lamp 10a both via the associated memory 15a via the signal line 11 to the controller 12 and via another transmission path, namely on the Transmitter unit 16a and the positioning system 17 to the controller 12 takes place.
  • a transfer of the identifier from the memory 15 via the signal line 11 to the controller 12 is not immediate, but the controller receives the identifier of the lamp 10a only via the location system 17 and subsequently this identifier for driving and addressing the associated lamp 10a used. In this case, however, the identifier must also be written in the memory 15a of the associated lamp 10a.
  • FIG. 3 a further embodiment of the invention is explained according to FIG. 3:
  • a bus bar 23 is known in terms of its conventional structure and need not be further explained.
  • the busbar 23 serves to receive one or more lamps, of which the lamps 10g, 10h and 10i are shown by way of example in FIG.
  • the busbar 23 is connected via a voltage supply line, not shown, with a power supply source and supplies the connected lamps 10g, 10h, 10i with operating voltage.
  • the busbar 23 further has a connection for a signal line 11, which connects the busbar 23 to the controller 12.
  • the bus bar 23 is equipped with a transmitter unit 16 at its left end with respect to FIG. 3.
  • the transmitter unit 16 can be arranged, for example, on an end cap or alternatively also on an element; which serves in a conventional manner for power supply.
  • the transmitter unit 16 is able to transmit information in the form of signals, these signals can be received by a locating device 17 with transceiver units 18a, 18b, 18c.
  • the radio links are likewise, as in FIG. 1, denoted by 19a, 19b, 19c and indicate that each transceiver unit 18a, 18b, 18c can, for example, obtain information about the signal direction of the transmitted signals.
  • the intersection of the straight lines 19a, 19b, 19c thus allows a clear conclusion to the installation position of the transmitter unit 16.
  • the transmitter unit 16 can transmit an identifier which, for example, corresponds to the identifier which uniquely identifies the busbar 23. Alternatively, however, the transmitter unit 16 can also transmit an identification of a luminaire 10g, 10h or 10i connected to the busbar 23. For this purpose, the transmitter unit 16 may be associated with a component of an electronic component or such, which may communicate, for example, with the lights 10g, 10h, 10i connected to the busbar 23. Under certain circumstances, the transmitter unit 16 is also able to determine which of the lights 10g, 10h, 10i connected to the busbar 23 has relative position to the transmitter unit 16 due to differences in transit time.
  • the busbar 23 is assigned only an end-side transmitter unit 16. In one embodiment, not shown, the busbar 23 are associated with two spaced transmitter units 16a, 16b, which are arranged at the opposite ends of the busbar.
  • FIG. 3 shows, by way of example only, a single busbar 23 in a room C of a building.
  • the viewer will appreciate that the busbar 23 may be part of a light control system 24 shown in FIG. 1.
  • the number of lights that Number of rooms and the number of connected accessories is of course arbitrary.
  • FIG. 24 Another not shown embodiment of a lighting control system 24 according to the invention has a plurality of bus bars 23.
  • This exemplary embodiment of the invention has addressable switch devices with which line sections of a complex signal line network 11 or, for example, individual bus bars 23 or groups of bus bars can be switched off or switched on. A connection or disconnection can take place, for example, by disconnecting the power supply line sections of this network or by separating the signal line sections of the network.
  • the suitable switch units and the suitable method for switching off line branches is in the German patent application DE 10 2006 019143 A1 the applicant, the content of which is hereby included in the content of the present application.
  • the disconnection or connection of individual network branches or even individual busbars, in conjunction with the determination of the luminaire positions, can enable a particularly efficient installation of a luminaire control system 24.
  • a previously mentioned switch unit can also be combined with a transmitter unit 16 described in the present application, so that the controller 12 receives position information about the installation location of said switch units. This position information can be used advantageously by the controller 12 during an installation or commissioning process, thus performing an installation in a very fast and efficient manner. Equally, a regular routine check can be carried out to check the location of individual luminaires.
  • FIGS. 1 and 3 illustrate that it does not matter where the individual transmitting / receiving units 18a, 18b, 18c of the locating unit 17 are to be arranged. These may e.g. be placed directly in the room in which the lights are installed.
  • the locating unit 17 may, due to the range of the locating unit, e.g. Depending on the signal strength and the signal frequency, but also in another room of the building or be arranged outside the building. In the event that, for example, only outdoor lights are to be installed, the locating unit can of course also be arranged in the outer space.
  • the decisive factor is that the locating unit provides spatial fixed points during the installation of the luminaires.
  • the lamp With the inventive design of the lamp, it is possible with a single positioning system 17 to locate several or all to be connected to the controller 12 lights with respect to their position. Depending on the size of the building and the range However, it may be necessary for the locating device 17 to provide a plurality of locating units for a lighting control system 24.
  • the transmitter unit 16 as shown in FIG. 2 does not necessarily have to be part of a luminaire 10, but can also be arranged on an accessory for the luminaire 10, for example on an operating device for the luminaire Busbar 23 of FIG. 3 represent an accessory for the corresponding lights 10g, 10h, 10i.
  • the arrangement of a transmitter unit 16 in one of the lamp 10 associated operating device is advantageous in that the memory 15 shown in Fig. 2, which is connected to the signal line 11, typically also already integrated into the operating device for the lamp. Thus, the additional effort to accommodate a transmitter unit in the operating device, only low.
  • the locating unit 17 is connected to the controller 12 via a connecting line 20, which may also be configured in the manner of a signal line.
  • a connecting line 20 may also be configured in the manner of a signal line.
  • the connecting line 20 there may also be a radio link between the controller 12 and the locating device 17.
  • the scope of protection of the present patent application also includes those embodiments in which transmitter devices installed fixed in space are provided and receiving devices are provided on the individual luminaires or on the accessories of the luminaires or on the busbars, which have a locating unit.
  • This locating unit can then, arranged on the lamp, draw conclusions from the signals received from the three transmitting devices to their own position.
  • the processing of the position data could in turn by a electronic component, which is arranged near the transmitter unit, for example in the lamp, carried out or alternatively by the controller.
  • this information data can also be transmitted via the signal line to the controller, so that the required intelligence or computing power to implement the data obtained for position determination can be provided by the controller.
  • a comparison with the embodiments shown in the drawings geometrically reversed arrangement is provided, wherein the term "transmitter unit" for these embodiments in the sense of a locating receiver can be understood.
  • the inventive method for installing a plurality of lights works as follows:
  • the lights are factory-provided with a memory and a transmitter unit.
  • An identifier is written in the memory and the transmitter unit is able to send out a corresponding identifier, independently or in the sense of a provoked response.
  • the luminaires are installed at their intended installation locations. They are then connected to the controller via a signal line.
  • the controller can now transmit initiation signals via the signal line, for example, and query all the luminaires with regard to the identifiers written in the individual memories.
  • the positioning unit can receive all the signals emitted by the individual transmitter units and transmit the corresponding position information. After the information has been transmitted, these can be transferred from the locating unit to the controller.
  • the controller now compares the obtained position information with the obtained via the signal line identifiers and can remember these relationships.
  • the software runs on the controller, which performs the installation routine almost or completely automatically.

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